Why the Declaration of Independence still matters | Opinion

Ahead of the America 250 celebration, TN attorney Paul Summers begins a public civics study, starting with a look at the ...

With America’s 250th in sight, these books illuminate the true spirit of the Declaration of Independence

The Latinate term for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is “semiquincentennial,” which ...
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The Declaration of Independence & Birth of the United States

Thomas Jefferson writes the Declaration of Independence and proclaims all men are created equal. Thomas Jefferson is tasked with writing a first draft of what will become the Declaration of ...
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Ohio students urged to read Declaration of Independence as part of new resolution

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio lawmakers are considering a resolution encouraging students statewide to read the Declaration of Independence in classrooms this school year, ahead of the document’s 250th ...
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How the Declaration of Independence inspired the world despite Jefferson’s contradictions on slavery

Historian Andrew Davenport arrived at Monticello with an extraordinary background: He knew that at the very moment Thomas Jefferson wrote a book called “Notes on the State of Virginia” that ridiculed ...
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Let Freedom Ring: Readings from the Declaration of Independence [sound recording]

Description of the bells, facsim of the Declaration of Independence and "The story of bell-ringing" by William I. Nichols on slipcase. Fredric March; Burgess Meredith Declaration of Independence, read ...